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    Aristotle Virtue Theory

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    Aristotle’s Virtue theory is based on Teleology and the Golden Mean. He says that to be virtuous that we need to act with excellence. He believed that everything on this earth has its own virtue‚ meaning that if it performs the way it’s supposed to by its nature then it is virtuous. He asserted that every event had four causes or four factors that work on it and to bring it into being; 1) Material Cause- the “stuff the thing is made of. 2) Efficient Cause- the force that has brought it into being

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    member of this group? Pg.38 first paragraph “You’re more emotional. Where sophisticated-cool to the point of not feeling anything. Nothing is real with us.” Third paragraph “It seems like we’re always searching for something to satisfy us‚ and never finding it. Maybe if we could lose our cool we could.”’ She is uncomfortable because nothing with the Socs group seems real they never seem real with each other. They seem to have no feeling with each other. b) What might Pony say he dislikes

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    of young children. a. What did he mean by the term conservation (20pts)? a) Conversation is the recognition which remains the same in quantity if nothing is added or taken away‚ so the amount will stays the same nevertheless of changes in arrangement or shape. b. Describe one of his conservation tasks and the kinds of responses that children in the preoperational and concrete operational stages are likely to give (30pts). The response of the student might discuss the conversation of weight

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    show the viewers that he able to speak as well as listen to both white and black. Also is a show the equality given to African Americans who are fighting for North as Lincoln was joking with them freely and non-hesitatingly. Lincoln’s Dream 2. Symbolically‚ what does Lincoln’s dream represent to both Lincoln himself and to his wife? Lincoln’s dream represents both Lincoln himself and to his wife as it shows Lincoln’s consciousness that he is being conceded frontward to a place he is uncertain and Lincoln’s

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    Living a Virtues Life

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    Living a virtues life In the book A World of Ideas by Lee A. Jacob‚ we come across a wise man Aristotle. He explains that there are two kinds of virtue: intellectual and moral. Our virtue is what makes us different. Intellectual virtues is what we are born with and what we learn in the world and it is our job as humans and what we have inherited that makes our desire to learn more powerful than ever before. We develop wisdom to help guide us to a good life and knowledge leads us to be successful

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    Aristotle Virtue Ethics

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    Virtue ethics asks What kind of person should I be? What kind of person should I strive to be? I should strive to be virtuous. Thus‚ the notion of virtue becomes fundamental. What is a virtue? A fixed positive character trait that involves various dispositions. For Aristotle morality is about living in accordance with virtue. Every activity has some goal or end and his project here is to figure out what the Good consists in According to Aristotle something is good to the extent that it fulfills

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    Sarah Bader Al-Din 6652179 Aristotle Essay CLA/PHI3380A Aristotle’s views have today come to shape the way in which people view things and how they think. In this essay I will be discussing the difference between continence and temperance and their relation to moral virtue and how it is possessed. I will explain what Aristotle’s view on knowledge‚ and how it the key to human life. When Aristotle describes moral virtue he describes it as something that “comes as a result of habit”(Nicomanchean Ethics

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    the course of life‚ some harder to answer than others. What about the bigger picture? Why are we here? and what are we supposed to do with this lifetime? Many people have tried to answer this question and have ended up with different opinions. Philosophers have spent centuries pondering the meaning of humans’ existence. Some believe that we are here to learn‚ others believe we’re here just to experience‚ and some believe that we are just living according to an underlying law. Each viewpoint has its

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    Virtue and Happiness

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    There are so many different circumstances under which someone will perform an action that it can be confusing when to determine if an action is virtuous. There can be factors of ignorance or factors of pressure to do certain actions. Pressure‚ ignorance‚ or reward can have a various affects on a person’s choices about virtuous acts but when it causes his or her moral actions to be compromised‚ then only certain situations can pressure or ignorance be an excuse. Courage is a virtue that can be determined

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    Aristotle and Happiness

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    Assignment 5 Professor Kelly 1. According to the text a full functioning completely happy person will be mentally‚ physically‚ spiritually‚ financially‚ professionally‚ creatively‚ and socially healthy & well rounded individual. Happiness involves being really alive and not just existing. Aristotle believes that a person should work hard doing what they love‚ they also shouldn’t devote their lives to acquiring riches since riches don’t provide happiness. One should also reject fame and public

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